European leaders have promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones during a whirlwind three-day visit to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the U.K.
FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, gestures as he leaves after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list. Ukraines president will head home with much of what he wanted though not the Western fighter jets he seeks to defend against Russian air attacks. – Volodymyr Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list.
Zelenskyy’s energetic international diplomacy over 15 months of war has persuaded Ukraine’s Western allies to send ever more powerful weapons, from German Leopard tanks to U.S. Patriot missile systems and Storm Shadow cruise missiles from the U.K. During Zelenskyy’s visit Germany announced another 2.7 billion euros worth of equipment, including tanks, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition.
“They should be able to carry out the offensive with what they already have, but that’s not enough to sustain it over the long term,” said retired French Vice Adm. Michel Olhagaray, a former head of France’s center for higher military studies. “And they’ll need the long term to make the Russians crack.”
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